How to Simulate Your Power Supply - Explained

Learn how to simulate a power supply, compare simulation results with real measurements, and troubleshoot issues in this comprehensive tutorial. Explore the process of setting up a power supply simulation, including model creation, parameter acquisition, and measurement techniques. Understand the different simulation blocks, compare transient and harmonic simulations, and discover how to incorporate board effects. Follow along as the instructor demonstrates running simulations, analyzing results, and making necessary adjustments to improve accuracy. Gain insights into fixing real-world power supply problems and learn about the speaker's expertise in the field. The tutorial also touches on DesignCon, providing valuable information for electronics design professionals.

What is this video about
How power supply is simulated
About the regulator and our setup we used as an example
Model of power supply for simulation
Where to get parameters for the model
How to measure parameters for model and simulation
Explaining the blocks used in the simulation
What is inside of the power supply model main block
Transient vs. harmonics simulation
Running and results for a simulation without board effects
Comparing with real results and fixing the simulation
Adding real board effects into simulation of power supply
Simulating with board effects
Fixing the problem in power supply
What Ben does
DesignCon